As this year ends, it is crucial that we not shut the door—holy or otherwise—on the needs of those around us.

Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned and marginalized and show them their closeness.

Americans might be forgiven if they thought they had put the great pipeline wars behind them with the abandonment of the giant Keystone XL.

Lord, help me to remember the "least" among us, how to cast my vote for the good of all.

To live in hope is to want nothing less for ourselves than what God wants for us. If that were the fundamental desire of our lives, what would change? How would we be resurrected?